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REACH

REACH, the new European legislation on chemical substances that took effect on 1 June 2007, has a significant impact on manufacturers, importers and downstream users. Prayon has set up a team to ensure the company complies with REACH requirements as efficiently as possible.

Pre-registration of substances

Pre-registration of substances was the first step in REACH. By 1 December 2008, Prayon had pre-registered all chemical substances produced or imported in quantities of 1 tonne or more per year, enabling it to benefit from extended substance registration deadlines.

List of substances pre-registered by PRAYON

 

Registration dossier

Depending on the hazardous properties of the substance and the quantities produced and/or imported, the registration dossier must be submitted by 1 December 2010, 1 June 2013 or 1 June 2018. This step is taken via the REACH-IT website of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).

Prayon has joined multiple consortiums in order to take part in the joint preparation and submission of registration dossiers. The dossiers are being submitted gradually to the ECHA. We expect all substances with a tonnage exceeding 1,000 tonnes per year to be registered by the deadline of 1 December 2010.

 

Communication throughout the supply chain

PRAYON aims to ensure effective communication with customers and suppliers in order to encourage the exchange of data and information throughout the supply chain.

A communication process has been developed by Cefic, in cooperation with European associations of downstream users and distributors. The process aims to guarantee efficient communication by reducing the administrative workload.

Cefic and the associations of downstream users recommend a 'top-down' approach based on the knowledge of the producer/importer supply chain. Producers and importers have defined a list of known uses in collaboration with associations of downstream users and/or customers. 

The uses are described by means of the standardised codes from the Use descriptor system*. This step is essential for developing exposure scenarios.

We have collected and listed all the relevant data about uses and conditions of use in order to develop the lists of uses for each product that we put on the market. Our aim is to cover all the uses and known applications of our products.

On this website, you can access our platform enabling you to consult the tables of uses we have identified.

For information on uses, click here. 

 

(*) "Use descriptor system"

This is a standardised system – as set out in the guidance document on information requirements and chemical safety assessments – for describing a use in REACH. It is based on five standardised types of information:

  • sector of use (SU)
  • chemical product category (PC)
  • process category (PROC)
  • article category (AC)
  • environmental release category (ERC), a factor describing potential environmental releases

 

 Safety data sheet: CLP regulation (GHS) and new version of REACH

According to the CLP Regulation*, we must insert the new classification and labelling in the safety data sheets  (SDS). This work is in progress and will be completed by 30 November 2010.

*Classification, Labelling and Packaging: Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008

Under REACH, SDS must gradually be modified to meet the new demands described in the guidance document (Guidance on the compilation of safety data sheets). Accordingly, the new appearance of SDS will differ from that set out previously. We are currently modifying our SDS.

For products classified according to the CLP Regulation*, the 'REACH version' SDS will be supplemented with an annex (eSDS) summarising the relevant safety information for each exposure scenario (ES).

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